Sweet tooth

[bren06]

Hi @bren06
when I looked at your post, I kind of thought to myself
that could’ve been my post (a few years ago)
regarding as I also called it sweet tooth
poor control and not knowing where to start….
think a lot of us here been there

yes
probably you will need some dietary changes (defending on what your eating at the moment) and of course what kind of Hba1c your showing - when was your last test and how good is your control ?

Myself
I eat more fruit, berries nuts & seeds than actually chocolate these days
also
if I get the urge for snacking on sweets (which I don’t so much enjoy really these days)
I try to snack on boiled egg & cheese (to get some extra protein)

However
when I do eat chocolate - which I still do sometimes
unless it’s to treat a forthcoming hypo (when I need a spike occasionally I do as I take insulin)
so usually regarding chocolate I do try to eat really dark high cocoa content chocolate (as a-posed to the standard dairymilk etc)

as already recommended by @Leadinglights i
take a look at the freshwell website for some ideas of some healthier eating

when I first found this great forum
someone recommended I look at the Carbs&Calories book (which I got online) that I found helpful to me

Hi ive looked at freshwell. I don't eat a lot of pasta and rice, very little bread, I do have potatoes. I don't need to diet for weight reasons I only weigh 8 stone. Yesterday I bought more fruit, a pack of mixed fruit and nuts and a pack of seeds, I also got some 70%chocolate. Meals is the hard thing trying to get rid of carbs, hubby won't try anything out of the ordinary so I wnd up making a meal for him and a different one for me